YANG Zhi, mayor of Jingzhou, granted the letter of appointment to Prof. CAO Wenxuan for his appointment as technological general counselor of the expert board at Hubei Academy of Fishery Technology.

The Summit on Strategic Development of Ecological Freshwater Fishery & the Founding Ceremony of Hubei Academy of Fishery Technology were held in Jingzhou, Hubei Province on Jan. 4, 2017. The meetings were organized by Hubei Science and Technology Department, Hubei Fishery Bureau and Jingzhou Municipal People’s Government. Prof. CAO Wenxuan (CAS academician) and Prof. HE Feng from Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences attended the meetings.    

YANG Zhi, mayor of Jingzhou, granted the letter of appointment to Prof. CAO Wenxuan for his appointment as technological general counselor of the expert board at the newly established academy. IHB Prof. GUI Jianfang (CAS academician) was appointed as the director of the expert board.   

The establishment of Hubei Academy of Fishery Technology was approved by Hubei Science and Technology Department. It is situated at the Huazhong Agriculture High-tech Industrial Development Zone. Its establishment was based on the mode that the government, enterprises and universities play their respective roles in the operation of the academy. It is wished that, in five years, the academy can help increase the fishery output value at the Huazhong Agriculture High-tech Industrial Development Zone to RMB 10 billion yuan.